Ciarrocca, a native of York County, graduated from Red Land High School in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.
[1][2] After high school he attended Juniata College, where he played defensive back for the Eagles football team before a knee injury ended his career.
[3][4] Ciarrocca began his coaching career in 1990 as an offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater Temple.
[1] He spent the 1992 and 1993 seasons as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Western Connecticut State and Delaware Valley respectively.
During his time at Delaware, the Blue Hens posted a record of 52-26, winning the 2003 Division I-AA National Championship.
[20] On December 6, 2021, it was announced that Ciarrocca would return to Minnesota to be the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.